biggin

(ˈbɪɡɪn) or

biggon

(Clothing & Fashion) a plain close-fitting cap, often tying under the chin, worn in the Middle Ages and by children in the 17th century

[C16: from French béguin; see beguine]

biggin

(ˈbɪɡən)

Scot a construction, esp a house or cottage

[see big²]

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biggin - a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin

cap - a tight-fitting headdress

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``Not a doit I,'' answered poor Wamba ``and for hanging up by the feet, my brain has been topsy-turvy, they say, ever since the biggin was bound first round my head; so turning me upside down may peradventure restore it again.''

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Mount Isa police district Inspector Paul Biggin informed the Australian officers that the inland Queensland city and other mining towns are increasingly being confronted with the problem.

Southeast Asian women being trafficked for sex in Queensland's mining towns

BIGGIN HILLairport is the first small airport in the country to be government approved for the Pet Travel Scheme under its 'Pet's Passport' initiative.

GREYHOUNDS: Clearance for Biggin Hill Pet Travel scheme

A spokeswoman from Biggin Hill airfield said the pilot and passenger of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter died when it came down near the village of Cudham.

Helicopter crashes killing pilot and his passenger

Bruce and Emiko Biggin supply flowers to local florists.

The Flower Man

JUST who put the soap suds into the Biggin Street flood water - joker or protester - remains a mystery.

The Biggin Street flooding soap opera

Teesside Magistrates' Court heard that Jason Lee Biggin, 28, had been arrested on May 17 after a domestic dispute with his partner and was locked up to prevent him causing further aggravation.

Man tore up cell mattress for warmth

Some 24 WWII fighters took off from Biggin Hill, south-east London, to mark the anniversary of the defeat of Hitler's planned Nazi invasion.

WWII planes reach for the sky again

THE Biggin Hall Pub's ladies darts team will be hoping to hit the bullseye as it aims to raise more than PS600 for the TLC Appeal.

Darts team on target to boost charity funds

Biggin Hill airfield was opened originally as a military communications centre in 1917.

Big on business: though it found fame as a wartime fighter station, today London Biggin Hill Airport is competing for the city's business traffic

The Hughes 500 chopper came down in Knockholt, near Sevenoaks, Kent, soon after leaving the nearby Biggin Hill airport.